R&D Methods Engineer

This job description defines duties, responsibilities, and the requirements for the position of R&D Methods Engineer.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES

·      Lead risk assessment and risk index reduction exercises.

Support digitalization effort with our Risk Assessment app (PowerApps) with Dashboard (PowerBI) in order to capture risk reduction after improvement implementation.

·      Review and analyze lab efficiency indicator (OEE) based on technician’s hours, standards time and job’s scope of work.

Publish OEE monthly report using PowerBi.

·      Analyze shop floor production problems and assists in troubleshooting, using root cause analysis methods.

·      Keep close communication with shop floor to capture technicians’ suggestions and opportunities for improvement, which could lead to documentation and equipment update.

·      Develop expertise in process methodology to assure conformity while continually improving productivity, quality, and cost savings.

·      Lead equipment improvement and development (Implement best practices)  (hardware, tooling, methods, innovation…).

·      Study, proposes, implement, and manage investment projects.

·      Participate to working groups to improve R&D lab performances, cost savings and quality.

·      Participate to investigation of Non-conformance and implementation of Corrective and Preventive actionsCreate and keep up to date Standard Operating Procedures related to the assigned processes.

·      Collect data from shop floor, proposes solutions and actions plans; implement solutions to improve productivity, quality and cost savings.

·      Manage projects with customized testing protocol for external or internal customer.

·      Knowledgeable about data acquisition system (DAQ) and testing instrumentation: Customize DAQ system for custom testing protocol (hardware and programming using LabView), connect and record test instrumentation to DAQ system and trouble shoot / improve existing DAQ equipment.

·      Generate drawing and specification for upcoming tooling needs.

Source the material needed to build the tooling internally or coordinate with subcontractor.

Follow up with sub-contractor to ensure the tooling are being built to spec and are delivered on time.

·      Design tooling required for prototyping and testing.

·      Generate kitting packages (required tooling) for upcoming testing projects.

·      Train prototyping and testing technicians

·      Manage equipment calibration needs.

Replace instrumentation as needed to ensure that all test data is being recorded by compliant instrument.

Support ME technician during the calibration processes of R&D lab equipment.

·      Attend the pre-production and scheduling meeting and gather the required tool for each test.

Elevate concerns if tooling cannot be ready on time.

·      Support internal calibration of testing and p...